Nick Stoller Comedy Near To Landing At CBS With Put Pilot Commitment

EXCLUSIVE: Feature author director and Undeclared alum Nick Stoller is coming back to television with Hot Mess, just one-camera project that attracted multiple bidders and it is now in discussions to visit CBS having a wealthy put pilot commitment. Stoller is writing and mounted on direct the comedy, from twentieth century Fox TV and Chernin Entertainment. Loosely according to Stoller’s real-existence encounters, Hot Mess is really a twenty-something ensemble comedy in regards to a guy who will get his heart damaged by his girlfriend and today has to operate one cubicle from her. Stoller is executive creating with Peter Chernin and Katherine Pope. CBS’ aggressive play for warm Mess underscores the network’s recent change toward more youthful, edgier and more personal comedies with shows like Generate An Income Met Your Mother and new fall entry Two Broke Women along with the decision to exchange Charlie Sheen with Ashton Kutcher on 2 . 5 Males. It marks an uncommon going in to the single-camera format for that network, noted for its make of multi-camera sitcoms. The purchase also continues comedy projects’ hot streak this summer time like a slew of half-hour pitches have arrived large obligations. Stoller is really a person in the Judd Apatow’s gang. He got his break on Apatow’s Fox comedy series Underclared, and like his boss, he segued to movies immediately after. UTA-repped Stoller did several films with Apatow, including Failing to remember Sarah Marshall, which Stoller directed, and it is offshoot Make him the Greek, that they authored and directed. Stoller’s feature credits likewise incorporate Yes Guy and also the approaching The Muppets, that they co-authored, and also the Five-Year Engagement, that they co-authored and directed. His co-author on was another frequent collaborator and Apatow cohort, Jason Segel, who's also at CBS like a star how I Met Your Mother.